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Day 8 of the House Jan. 6 committee’s public hearings kicked off around 8 p.m. ET Thursday — the second prime-time presentation of the panel’s findings thus far. Congressional investigators focused on then-President Donald Trump’s 187 minutes of inaction as the attack unfolded on the Capitol.
Our contributors Thursday were MSNBC Daily writer and editor Hayes Brown, MSNBC Daily columnists Jessica Levinson and Noah Rothman, and “The Rachel Maddow Show” legal analyst Lisa Rubin.
Read the biggest takeaways from the previous hearings: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5, Day 6 and Day 7.